Phenotypic switching (a.k.a. phenotypic dimorphism) is switching between two cell-types. (from Candida albicans "To infect host tissue, the usual unicellular yeast-like form of Candida albicans reacts to environmental cues and switches into an invasive, multicellular filamentous form. This switching between two cell-types is known as dimorphism.")

See also

• Candida albicans

External links

• Endocrine Abstracts"Are Hox genes responsible for the phenotypic switching and zonation of the adult adrenal cortex?"

• American Society for Clinical Investigation "Phenotypic switching in the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans"

• American Society for Microbiology "Control of White-Opaque Phenotypic Switching in Candida albicans by the Efg1p Morphogenetic Regulator"

• Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections "Repeated phenotypic switching of HIV-1 in AIDS patients sampled regularly over 2 years."

Cell biology